Niacin flush is a skin flushing that can occur after taking higher doses of niacin (vitamin B3) as supplements or prescription medications. It is a harmless and temporary side effect that usually goes ...

Dear Dr. Gott: My husband and I both are taking niacin for our cholesterol. When we first started taking it, we bought regular niacin. The side effect of extreme flushing was very uncomfortable. We ...

Niacin is a type of B vitamin that offers benefits for you whole body, from your brain to your skin. You can get it from meat, fish, and nuts, or in supplement form. Niacin, also known as vitamin B3, ...

Prescription niacin is available as a generic drug and as brand-name drugs. Brand names: Niacor, Niaspan. Niacor comes as an oral tablet, and Niaspan comes as an oral extended-release tablet. Generic ...

Rome, Italy - New data from the Comparative Effects on Lipid Levels (COMPELL) trial, presented here at the International Symposium on Atherosclerosis, provide further support for the addition of ...